Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-11
The BottOmer Divorce Scandal.
MORE EVIDENCE or THl woNANs CHARACTERIZE
LOVE FOR III rRTING

LOVE F0R FLIRTING.
The hearing In the Bottomer divorce case was
resumed yesterday In the Baltimore City Circuit
Court. The American says: The testimony OF Dr.
ThosL A Ashoy, the family physician OF the Bot
toners. WAS read, which, on the whole, was very
favorable TO Ma Bottomer. The evidence OF Miss
Kate Reilly came next, The witness had SEVEN
years Intimate acquaintance with both Mr.. and
their domestic relations. she was chiefly instru.
mental In bre aktny on former suit for divorce,
and believed Mrs Eschbach the cause OF consider.
able OF the d.ssension in The family. She had OBJ
served Improperly on the part OF Mrs Bottomer
on one occasion only, at q bus party at the Relay
too much Familiarity with her (wltness1 Cousin
She had heard Mr.. Bottomer joke about the pro-
pensity Of his wife for flirting. She broke with
MIS- bottomer on account OF her cousin, about
eighteen months ago Major Augustus Z. Rhodes
a Baltimore and Ohio Official, testified 10 an ac.
qaaintan;e with The Bottomers, and did not know
OF any In proprieties on the part OF the wife. Mr.
yno. Huber, The builder, testified that, although
he would not say that the painter, Woods, could
not be believed on oath, ne "would have To make
great allow for any statements made by him.
Ma Indiana Scott testifies that she resided al
the Relay, and ssw MIS-. BottOmer constantly She
never saw he[ behave unbecomingIy. When Mr.
and NrsA BOttOmer were alone all went we'll When
MIS- Eschbach was with them all went wrong IL
appeared 10 her that IL was Mrs Eschbach's great
est ambition 10 separate them Mrs. EschDach
never addressed MS. BOttOrner aneetiOnateiy and
would tel Nj. Bottomer OF tTliies about the con-
duct OF the children, calculated TO create f-feel-
Ing on his part towafd the wife. She knew OF Mrs
Eschbaeh taking II upon herself TO send loretta
Che Oldest chilly away - school at EmmilJsbury
without MIS- BottoIner's knowledge. and that
caused trouble, ending In the child being recalled
julia Harris, colOred girl In the employ OF Mr.
Bolt0neT. testified that Miss Cotter told her she
was not sure OF Tie day Of Mrs BottOmers visit 20
the Relay House, or Of the dress she wore on that
occasion
Mr.. Kate Marriott, OF 426 south Sharp street
20 whose testimony objection Is made as IL relates
10 matters subsequent 10 - Ming OF the preseat
house f0I some mouths a. a bOarder, and that she
received the visits OF various gentlemen whom
she NAMED In her bedroom, and that she had seen
one OF tlem lying on the bed. She mostly, how
ever, received the gentlemen In the parlor. on
cros,ex5nlnatlon Mrs. Marriott said it was the
fact that the paTlor generally was not heated and
that all the boarders received their company In
their owb rooms. she never Saw anything out OF
the way With Mrs BOttomer. she knew or Mrs
Bottotner going oy the name OF Ms. Mollie A.
Ward. AL has beard the reason was 10 avoid the
curiosty peopls would manifest n she went by her
own pa1e. Ward was Mrs Bottomer's mai.irn
name Ar. Marriott testified TO his knowledge on
Mrs. Bottomer receiving gentlemen callers and
desired size should leave the house on that ac-
count Other imnateriai evidence was read, aft or
which arr Mt was begun The case will likely
be closed to-day.